Chemistry

1. Chemistry Ms. Kuykendall Room 250 (Pd.1) & 248 (Pd. 3, 4A, 4B, 6)

2. Introduction • Instructor: Kuykendall • Emily_Kuykendall@hcpss.org • 410-313-7120 (RHHS Number) • www.teacherweb.com/md/riverhill/kuykendall

3. Course Outline • First Marking Period – Introduction to Chemistry, Matter, and The Atom • Second Marking Period – Electrons,Periodic Table, Bonding, and Chemical Nomenclature • Third Marking Period - ChemicalEquations, Moles and Stoichiometry, and Gases • Fourth Marking Period - Solutions, Thermochemistry, Reaction Rates, Equilibrium, Acids and Bases, and Organic Chemistry

4. Class Materials • Required: Textbook, lined paper, pen or pencil (not red), binder with dividers, and graphing calculator. Come to class prepared!!! • Recommended: Colored pencils/markers, glue, scissors, highlighter, ruler, hole puncher • Calculators may be provided on a first come, first serve basis. You must have collateral (cell phone, wallet, keys, etc…)

5. Grades • You will have warm-ups, classwork, labs, activities, homework, projects, quizzes, tests, etc. • Work may be checked for completeness or accuracy. • Always be prepared for your work to be collected. It can be collected at any time.

6. Grades • Grades will be posted online using Aspen. You should check almost daily. • Your grade should never be a mystery to you or your parent(s)/guardian(s)!

7. Grades • At the end of the marking period, Aspen will calculate your final grade by dividing the points you earned by the total possible points. This percent determines your letter grade as follows: • A: 89.5%-100% • B: 79.5%-89.49% • C: 69.5%-79.49% • D: 59.5%-69.49% • E: below 59.5% • COUNTY REQUIREMENT!!!

8. Classroom Expectations and Procedures • Arrive on time to class with the required materials • Arriving on time means that you are in your seat with your materials out and working on the warm-up when the bell rings! • Excessive lateness to class will be dealt with according to school policy.

9. Classroom Expectations and Procedures • Classes may start with a warm-up. • These are to be completed on paper separate from other assignments. The date should be listed for each day. • Students will be given points for completing warm-ups. You will lose points for each incomplete warm-up and/or unexcused absences (late to class, cutting, or no note after three days) • Warm-ups may be collected and graded for completeness or accuracy (accuracy could make it worth more points) • These are meant to be easy points! Do not lose them!

10. Classroom Expectations and Procedures • Pencil sharpener, water fountain, and bathroom should be used BEFORE class. • Do not ask me if you can leave the classroom in the middle of a lesson, especially when I am talking to the class as a whole, giving notes or going over answers!

11. Classroom Expectations and Procedures • If you need to leave the room during class, you must have a signed agenda book filled out with the date, time, and location. • If you do not have an agenda, you will not be allowed to leave class.

12. Classroom Expectations and Procedures • It is completely up to you to get your make-up work! • After you have missed a day you should get the missed assignment(s), ask someone in your lab group to explain the assignment(s), and if you need any extra help please see me. • You have one day to every day absent to complete all make-up work, unless special arrangements are made with me. • If you have been absent and have not made up an assignment, the assignment will be a zero in Aspen until you make it up.

13. Classroom Expectations and Procedures • One of the biggest factors having a negative affect on grades is failure to complete make-up work! • Ignorance is not an excuse! Come see me at the beginning of class for make-up work!

14. Classroom Expectations and Procedures • Make-up and late work must be submitted AT THE BEGINNING OF CLASS.

15. Classroom Expectations and Procedures • Please see me to make arrangements (time and location convenient for both of us)—don’t assume that I will be in a certain room at a certain time—you have to talk to me  • Develop a list of specific questions before coming to see me. • Telling me you need help with everything is too overwhelming for both of us to tackle—don’t wait until it’s too late!

16. Classroom Rules • BE RESPONSIBLE! • BE RESPECTFUL! • Use…please, thank you, and excuse me.

17. Classroom Rules • Handle science materials only with the teacher’s permission • Poor behavior will result in immediate dismissal from the lab • If you are not wearing your goggles and apron properly, or failing to follow instructions, you will be dismissed from the lab area for your own safety and the safety of others. • Lack of participation in lab may have a negative affect on your grade as labs are designed to help you understand material which may appear on quizzes and tests.

18. Academic Integrity • Academic integrity is expected. Cheating in any form will not be tolerated. Any dishonest student will receive a zero on the questionable assignment or test. A formal discipline referral will also be submitted to the office. • Even if you work with another student, you must each submit your own work. • Copying work directly from another student in or out of class is CHEATING! It does not matter if it is a five point assignment or a major lab report!

19. Classroom Rules • There is no food allowed in class. If you have food and are eating it, you will be asked to throw it away. This is not only my rule, but a school rule.

20. Classroom Rules • Please do not talk while the teacher or another student is talking. You do not want to miss something important and get behind. • All school rules will be enforced in this classroom.

21. Cell Phones • I do not want to see your cell phone out and you tell me…“I was just checking the time” or “I was using the calculator function”—these are not acceptable excuses—you need a scientific calculator—not a cell phone. • Phones should be placed on silent or vibrate. It should not ring in the middle of class.

22. Fire Drills • Room 250: Exit the front of the room, turn right to go down the stairway near Mrs. Bradford’s room • Room 248: Exit room at the back of the room, turn right to go down the stairway near Mrs. Bradford’s room • Exit school through the back stairwell, get up on the hill, away from the school, stay together – I have to take attendance • If there is a fire drill between classes move straight outside to the place mentioned above

23. Some Quick Notes about Chemistry • Chemistry is a difficult course • Chemistry may be the most difficult course you take in high school • Prior success in Biology does not guarantee success in Chemistry • Prior struggle in Biology does not guarantee you will struggle with Chemistry

24. Some Quick Notes about Chemistry • There is a great deal of math involved with Chemistry, therefore you should be taking or have taken Algebra II • If you do not meet this requirement, you may want to delay taking this course or take Intro to Chem & Physics (ICP) • There is a definite correlation between success in math and success in science, specifically Chemistry

25. Some Quick Notes about Chemistry • I teach Chemistry primarily as a lecture and lab-based course – be prepared to take notes! It is good skill to learn and good preparation for college  • You need to take your own notes in order to remember the material and to use your notes to help you complete assignments.

26. Some Quick Notes about Chemistry • You will have many opportunities to work with your friends to complete labs and other assignments (assuming you can handle that freedom )

27. Words of Wisdom • 1st Quarter is easy – 2nd, 3rd, and 4th are not • Keep all materials for quizzes, tests, mid-term, and final

28. Things Not to Ask Ms. Kuykendall • “Are you collecting this?” • “Are you grading this?” • “Is this for accuracy or completion? • “When is this due?” • “How many points is this worth?” • “I am not going to be here Friday, what am I going to miss?” • “I was not here yesterday, what did we do?” (ask a classmate)

29. Questions? • Do you have any questions about what will be expected of you this year in Chemistry?

30. Why Study Science and Math? • Many jobs require knowledge in one or more scientific fields • Many of the best, fastest growing, and highest paying jobs require a math and science background

31. Why Study Science and Math? • 2010 - 10 Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degrees: Starting Salaries • 9. Physics - $50,700 • 8. Biomedical Engineer - $54,800 • 7. Applied Mathematics - $56,400 • 6. Aerospace Engineer - $59,400 • 5. Electrical Engineer - $60,800 • 4. Computer Engineer - $61,200 • 3. Nuclear Engineer - $63,900 • 2. Chemical Engineer - $64,800 • 1. Petroleum Engineer - $93,000 • Average Chemist Starting Salary: $42,400 • Average Mid-Career Chemist Salary: $83,700

32. Why Study Science and Math? • If you plan on going to college, regardless of what you study, you will most likely have to take some science courses • Learning some of the material now will make you more successful later on

33. Why Study Science and Math? • To give you a better understanding of the world around you… • How does food change when you cook it? • What happens when food goes bad? • How do you keep food fresh? • What’s the best cleaner that I should use? • How do vitamins and drugs work in the body? • How is cheese made? • Could there be a bad drug interaction? • Why do leaves turn colors in the fall? • How do batteries generate electricity? • How does aspirin get rid of my headaches?